ASU’s transfer portal class among best in nation

Randy Bennett’s roster at Arizona State is coming together quite nicely.

It isn’t quite complete, but the veteran coaches’ additions have ASU’s basketball transfer portal class ranked eighth overall and, impressively, first in the Big 12 by 247Sports. The schools rated higher are Louisville, Texas, Indiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, Providence, and Miami. Right behind ASU in ninth? Duke.

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As for transfer class rankings of other Big schools, Cincinnati is 17th, West Virginia 18th, and Houston 20th.

It is the first class for Bennett, who replaced Bobby Hurley after spending 25 years at Saint Mary’s, building that into a strong mid-major program.

Two of the newcomers are players following Bennett from Saint Mary’s — 6-foot-8 power forward Paulius Murauskas (18.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg) and 6-7 small forward Dillan Shaw (7.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg). Murauskas, a native of Lithuania, was one of the top 10 players in the portal by multiple recruiting services and is now the highest-ranked player ASU has ever landed out of the portal.

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St. Mary’s Gaels head coach Randy Bennett cuts down the net after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs at University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, California, on Feb. 28, 2026.

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Meet the next Arizona State men’s basketball coach

St. Mary’s Gaels head coach Randy Bennett cuts down the net after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs at University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, California, on Feb. 28, 2026.

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Meet the next Arizona State men’s basketball coach

Saint Mary’s head coach Randy Bennett walks in front of the bench in the first half during a first-round men’s basketball game of the NCAA Tournament between St. Mary’s and Texas A&M, at Paycom in Oklahoma City on March 19, 2026.

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Meet the next Arizona State men’s basketball coach

St. Mary’s Gaels head coach Randy Bennett looks on in the first half against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on…

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